Politics News

Fri, May 18, 2012

House Republicans top Democrats in April fundraising

By Alina Selyukh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican Party's fundraising arm working to elect its candidates to the U.S. House of Representatives raised ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

At ''bridge to nowhere,'' Romney slams Obama on economy

By Steve Holland

HILLSBOROUGH, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney returned to his economic message on Friday, highlighting a "bridge to nowhere ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Attacks over Bain Capital don't stop Romney's rise in polls

By Patricia Zengerle and Steve Holland

WASHINGTON/TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Is Mitt Romney an out-of-touch elitist and bully who led a rapacious business that ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Top Republican woman in Congress becomes a force

By Thomas Ferraro

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the last three weeks, she has sparred on national television with Democrats over Republican policies toward women, been ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Afghanistan fundraising goal eludes as US heads to NATO summit

By Missy Ryan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On the eve of this weekend's NATO summit, the United States remains short of its goal of raising ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Tea Partiers yearn for a "truly red" Tennessee

By Nick Carey

NASHVILLE, May 17 - When conservative Tea Party activists helped Republicans extend their majority in Tennessee's legislature in 2010, they expected ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Health secretary urges contraception compromise

By Susan Heavey

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's top health official on Friday took the debate over whether healthcare coverage should include contraceptives ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Appeals court affirms minority voting rights law

By Terry Baynes

(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a key provision of the landmark U.S. voting rights law aimed at ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

House backs $642.5 billion defense budget for '13

By David Alexander

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led House of Representatives voted on Friday to authorize $642.5 billion in defense spending next year, defying ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Lawmakers push foreclosure relief for military

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Friday voted to further insulate some service members from home foreclosures and extend borrower protections to disabled ...